Harvard Art Museums > 2007.123: Li'l Patch of Woods Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Li'l Patch of Woods (Kara Walker)(Published by Landfall Press Inc.) , 2007.123,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 12, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/320188. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.123 People Kara Walker, American (Stockton, California born 1969) Published by Landfall Press Inc. Title Li'l Patch of Woods Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1997 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/320188 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching and aquatint, printed chine collé on ivory wove paper Technique Etching and aquatint Dimensions image: 30.3 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 46 x 37.1 cm (18 1/8 x 14 5/8 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition 13/35 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles M. and Susan Alyson Young, Portland, CT Copyright © Kara Walker Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.123 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description One from an untitled series of four prints by Kara Walker printed at Landfall Press in 1997. Commentary Li'l Patch of Woods is typical of Kara Walker's creation of ambiguous, open-ended images set against the backdrop of the American South during the Civil War era. Walker explores issues relating to racial stereotype, gender, and sexuality through her often disturbing imagery, exploiting the look of old-fashioned narrative to create fictitious scenes. Li'l Patch of Woods depicts an enigmatic birthing figure being discovered by Civil War troops (it is unclear if they are Union or Confederate troops, and any narrative remains murky and inexplicable). This print is one of a series of four by Walker published at Landfall Press in 1997, and this is the second print from the series to enter the collection--in 1997 HUAM acquired Untitled (John Brown) (M23616). The series shows Walker's mastery of etching and aquatint techniques to create seductive printed surfaces reminiscent of ink and wash drawings. Exhibition History 32Q: 1120 Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/25/2019 - 06/26/2019 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
